Erin Swenlin

Erin Swenlin


Erin launched the DecisionPoint daily blog, specializing in charting and indicators, alongside Carl Swenlin in 2009. She serves as a consulting technical analyst and blog contributor at StockCharts. Learn More 

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Thrust and Parry

Thrust and Parry

While considered a fencing term, "thrust" is an excellent allusion to one of my favorite DecisionPoint analysis tools. It was developed by Carl Swenlin as a component of one of the DecisionPoint timing models. It adds an extra dimension to straight trend analysis. What Carl found was that...   READ MORE 

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Oversold Readings On Health Care ETF (XLV) PMO Analysis Chart

Oversold Readings On Health Care ETF (XLV) PMO Analysis Chart

While clicking through the PMO Analysis ChartList in the DecisionPoint Market Indicators ChartPack, I noticed that the PMO Analysis chart for the Health Care ETF (XLV) showed oversold readings. Previous oversold bottoms have lined up pretty closely with past short-term price bottoms. On a PMO Analysis chart, besides the PMO...   READ MORE 

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NDX Double-Top Neckline Penetrated

NDX Double-Top Neckline Penetrated

When I reviewed the DP Chart Gallery today, one chart caught my eye. The daily bar chart for the NDX had a clear short-term double-top formation that executed today. While I have seen possible double-tops shaping up on the other indexes, this one stood out because the neckline had been...   READ MORE 

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Top Five Things All DecisionPoint Subscribers Should Do NOW!

Top Five Things All DecisionPoint Subscribers Should Do NOW!

The DecisionPoint.com merge with StockCharts.com is coming along and we've gotten lots of important feedback from DP and SCC subscribers alike. As I've reviewed the mail that has been flowing into our Customer Support area, I decided I should write an article directed mainly...   READ MORE 

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DecisionPoint Intraday ChartPack - A "Must-Have"

DecisionPoint Intraday ChartPack - A "Must-Have"

I use this ChartPack during every trading day. It is absolutely invaluable and a "must-have" for any of you who tend to find yourself glued to StockCharts when the market is open. The beauty of this ChartPack, it is only one ChartList, so for any of you that...   READ MORE 

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Fed Fall Not Fatal - DP Chart Gallery Analysis

Fed Fall Not Fatal - DP Chart Gallery Analysis

Today saw a sell-off after the Fed announced that it would likely be raising interest rates sooner rather than later. Looking at the 10-minute bar chart below from the DP Intraday ChartPack, we see that while price dropped fairly far, it rebounded to make up almost half of the loss....   READ MORE 

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DP ChartStyles Made Easy

DP ChartStyles Made Easy

Having basically "grown up" using the DecisionPoint.com website charts, it was critical to me to create these ChartStyles on Stockcharts.com as soon as I could. If you really like these DP ChartStyles, you can copy them from this blog and I'll show you how...   READ MORE 

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Don't Forget To Login!

Don't Forget To Login!

The DecisionPoint.com Daily Blog on the old website is now using Stockcharts.com generated charts. Many subscribers to the Blog are clicking on the charts to open them in the SharpCharts Workbench which is fantastic! Unfortunately, when they get there, the workbench has limited features and time frames available....   READ MORE 

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Climactic TRIN Reading

Climactic TRIN Reading

On a day with plenty of selling, you will often see a downward spike in the TRIN reading. Readings of over 2.0 are frequently followed by a price rebound the following day. Indeed, many of these high readings actually precede price bottoms. It is most likely too early to...   READ MORE 

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Nasdaq 100 Intermediate-Term Weakness

Nasdaq 100 Intermediate-Term Weakness

While the other major indexes in the DP Chart Gallery (SPX, OEX and DJIA) continue to show positive momentum with rising Price Momentum Oscillator (PMO) readings, I noticed the Nasdaq 100 intermediate-term indicators including the PMO reveal weakness. In the chart below note that the PMO has topped and both...   READ MORE 

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Adding DecisionPoint.com's Chart Collections to Your StockCharts Account

Adding DecisionPoint.com's Chart Collections to Your StockCharts Account

I am thrilled to announce that StockCharts members - including all DecisionPoint.com members - can now install two new DecisionPoint ChartPacks for free!  We've just released our popular "Straight Shots" charts and our Rydex Asset Analysis charts as installable ChartPacks for your StockCharts account. But...   READ MORE 

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Bullish Sentiment Continues To Increase - DP Gallery Sentiment Review

Bullish Sentiment Continues To Increase - DP Gallery Sentiment Review

In my ChartWatchers article last weekend, I reviewed the sentiment charts in the DP Gallery. I thought it would be interesting to see what's happened since then. Bullish sentiment continues to rise. Investor's Intelligence surveys over a hundred independent market newsletters and assesses each author'...   READ MORE 

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Price Momentum Shifts - Creating A Watch List Using the PMO

Price Momentum Shifts - Creating A Watch List Using the PMO

The DecisionPoint.com merge with StockCharts.com brought a new indicator, the Price Momentum Oscillator (PMO). The PMO is highly versatile and quite good at identifying momentum shifts early. To read more about the PMO, click here for the ChartSchool article. One of the ways I like to use the...   READ MORE 

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Help! Here's How To Find It On StockCharts!

Help! Here's How To Find It On StockCharts!

Let's face it,whether you're new to the StockCharts.com website or you've been with us for years, one day you will likely need some help. I know I need help regularly and I've learned (as most of you) that you should...   READ MORE 

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Amp Up Your Analysis With Overlays and Annotations

Amp Up Your Analysis With Overlays and Annotations

The ability to add numerous overlays and annotations has added a new dimension to my charting. It wasn't possible to annotate charts from the DecisionPoint.com website without first putting them in another software program and then using the annotation tools there. After annotating, I'd have...   READ MORE 

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A Walk Through the New DecisionPoint Gallery

A Walk Through the New DecisionPoint Gallery

The new DecisionPoint Gallery on StockCharts.com offers you the ability to quickly assess market trends and conditions. I look at the Gallery every afternoon after the indicators have updated. DecisionPoint.com subscribers should recognize the charts on Gallery page as the same ones that are reviewed daily in the...   READ MORE 

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Creating a DecisionPoint ChartStyle

Creating a DecisionPoint ChartStyle

For many of us who have migrated to the Stockcharts.com SharpCharts workbench, there is a major difference between the SharpCharts "default" chart style and the DecisionPoint.com ChartTool style. One of the first things I did when I opened my Stockcharts.com account was set-up my own...   READ MORE 

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What's Where on StockCharts.com? A Quick Tour of the Site

What's Where on StockCharts.com? A Quick Tour of the Site

Users from DecisionPoint.com or anyone new to Stockcharts.com may intially have trouble finding what they are looking for. So here is a quick tour to help you get around. First is the "Your Account" page where you can accomplish most anything regarding your paid subscription. This...   READ MORE 

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Taking Your Charts To A New Level - SharpCharts vs. The DP ChartTool

Taking Your Charts To A New Level - SharpCharts vs. The DP ChartTool

OK DecisionPoint users, are you ready for the power that is SharpCharts? I think you are! In the past, I was often asked by DecisionPoint subscribers, "Can I save my charts to a list?" and "How do I annotate my charts?", etc.  I used to have...   READ MORE 

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Accessing DecisionPoint Indicators Now

Accessing DecisionPoint Indicators Now

Since the news of the DecisionPoint.com/StockCharts.com merger, a common question coming into our Support area is, "How do I access DecisionPoint indicators?". In addition, DecisionPoint subscribers want to know how to recreate their favorite DecisionPoint indicators on the SharpCharts workbench. Let's look at...   READ MORE 

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The Road to DecisionPoint on StockCharts.com

The Road to DecisionPoint on StockCharts.com

Hello again everyone! Since the announcement of the DecisionPoint/StockCharts merger, I have had numerous questions and concerns from DP members about when and how DP features and charts will be transitioned to the StockCharts.com platform. First and foremost, please remember that DP features will be added to StockCharts...   READ MORE 

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Welcome to DecisionPoint on StockCharts!

Welcome to DecisionPoint on StockCharts!

Hello! There is very exciting news today - our website, DecisionPoint.com, is merging with Stockcharts.com!  As part of that merger, I'm starting this new blog to help both DecisionPoint members and StockCharts members learn about how to use DecisionPoint features together with StockCharts features and get...   READ MORE